Wanted man arrested on firearm, drug charges in Dover

DOVER, Del. – Dover Police arrested a wanted man Tuesday night.

At around 9:40 p.m., members of the Street Crimes Unit and Probation and Parole Safe Streets officers made contact with 18-year-old Khalil Smith inside of a business due to him having several warrants for his arrest. Smith was taken into custody and found to be in possession of a loaded 9mm handgun with an extended magazine, 3.8 grams of crack cocaine, and 11 bags of heroin.

Smith was charged with possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony, three counts of possession of a firearm by a person prohibited, carrying a concealed deadly weapon, possession with intent to deliver a controlled substance, and two counts of possession of a controlled substance. He was held at SCI on a $34,200 secured bail.